The major policy announcements came minutes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had slammed the government for its failure on renewable energy ahead of the Paris climate talks, reports the Guardian.

Meanwhile The Telegraph reports that the UK is set to pursue small modular nuclear reactors in the 2020s, launching a £250m research package.

Asia: As China CO2 emissions stall, Japan emissions fall

Bloomberg analysis has China’s carbon emissions growing by as little as 0.24% in 2015, the slowest pace so far this century.

This is largely down to the country’s record drop in coal use this year.

The country’s climate envoy has responded to Energydesk‘s investigation into its coal bubble – in which more than 155 coal plants have been given the go ahead despite massive overcapacity – in a chat with CNN.

He insisted that China will meet its 2030 climate target, and that the country has been closing coal-fired stations at a rapid rate as well.

Japan’s CO2 emissions fell by 3% last year, its lowest point for three years (since the Fukushima nuclear disaster), reports Reuters.